Cricket Records in South Africa in Sri Lanka Test Series, 2014

Best bowling figures in an innings

Player	Overs	Mdns	Runs conceded	Wickets taken	Econ	Team	Innings in match	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
HMRKB Herath	45.0	30	40	5	0.88	Sri Lanka	4	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	24 Jul 2014	Test # 2131
DW Steyn	23.0	8	54	5	2.34	South Africa	2	v Sri Lanka	Galle	16 Jul 2014	Test # 2129
MDK Perera	41.5	11	69	5	1.64	Sri Lanka	2	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	24 Jul 2014	Test # 2131
M Morkel	13.3	6	29	4	2.14	South Africa	4	v Sri Lanka	Galle	16 Jul 2014	Test # 2129
DW Steyn	17.0	4	45	4	2.64	South Africa	4	v Sri Lanka	Galle	16 Jul 2014	Test # 2129
M Morkel	9.4	1	45	4	4.65	South Africa	3	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	24 Jul 2014	Test # 2131
HMRKB Herath	45.0	17	71	4	1.57	Sri Lanka	2	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	24 Jul 2014	Test # 2131
MDK Perera	19.2	1	79	4	4.08	Sri Lanka	3	v South Africa	Galle	16 Jul 2014	Test # 2129
MDK Perera	53.2	8	162	4	3.03	Sri Lanka	1	v South Africa	Galle	16 Jul 2014	Test # 2129
M Morkel	18.5	8	49	3	2.60	South Africa	2	v Sri Lanka	Galle	16 Jul 2014	Test # 2129
MDK Perera	44.0	24	60	3	1.36	Sri Lanka	4	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	24 Jul 2014	Test # 2131
RAS Lakmal	33.0	12	75	3	2.27	Sri Lanka	1	v South Africa	Galle	16 Jul 2014	Test # 2129
JP Duminy	10.0	4	38	2	3.80	South Africa	4	v Sri Lanka	Galle	16 Jul 2014	Test # 2129
VD Philander	21.4	7	52	2	2.40	South Africa	1	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	24 Jul 2014	Test # 2131
DW Steyn	13.0	1	59	2	4.53	South Africa	3	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	24 Jul 2014	Test # 2131
DW Steyn	22.0	5	69	2	3.13	South Africa	1	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	24 Jul 2014	Test # 2131
Imran Tahir	18.0	-	76	2	4.22	South Africa	3	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	24 Jul 2014	Test # 2131
JP Duminy	18.0	1	80	2	4.44	South Africa	1	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	24 Jul 2014	Test # 2131
HMRKB Herath	22.0	2	84	2	3.81	Sri Lanka	3	v South Africa	Galle	16 Jul 2014	Test # 2129
AD Mathews	11.0	1	36	1	3.27	Sri Lanka	1	v South Africa	Galle	16 Jul 2014	Test # 2129
JP Duminy	15.0	4	47	1	3.13	South Africa	2	v Sri Lanka	Galle	16 Jul 2014	Test # 2129
RAS Lakmal	23.0	7	54	1	2.34	Sri Lanka	2	v South Africa	Colombo (SSC)	24 Jul 2014	Test # 2131
M Morkel	26.0	6	69	1	2.65	South Africa	1	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	24 Jul 2014	Test # 2131
Imran Tahir	26.0	5	75	1	2.88	South Africa	2	v Sri Lanka	Galle	16 Jul 2014	Test # 2129
Imran Tahir	33.0	4	121	1	3.66	South Africa	1	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	24 Jul 2014	Test # 2131
HMRKB Herath	60.0	12	148	1	2.46	Sri Lanka	1	v South Africa	Galle	16 Jul 2014	Test # 2129

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Performances in matches that overlap decades are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures
Performances in matches that overlap years are credited to the year in which they occurred - this results in some unknown data, especially in regard to bowling figures

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